* [http://www.panorado.com/ Panorado Applet] is a Java viewer applet. It only shows a "flat" view but it is fast, so it is suited for larger images where the normal immersive-style warping isn't needed.

* [[PangeaVR]] is a viewer for Mac OSX only that displays both cubic QuickTime-VR panoramas in [[QTVR]] movie format and equirectangular (spherical) [[JPEG]] panoramas by Brian Greenstone. See http://www.pangeasoft.net/pano/plugin/pangeavr.html for details.

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== Flash or Shockwave based Viewers ==

== Flash or Shockwave based Viewers ==

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* [[CuTy]] is a tiny, dedicated viewer for (single node, JPEG encoded, cubic) QTVR .mov files based for Flash Player 10 and newer. Its functionality is deliberately kept minimal.

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* [[SPi-V]] is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia [[Shockwave]] that handles panoramas completely in graphics card memory (free version with logo).

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* [[pan0]] is an open source, Flash 9 based player for panoramas in equirectangular format. The application was formely known as "fspp". See http://pan0.net/page.php?page=pan0 for details.

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* [[pan0]] is an open source, Flash 9 based player for panoramas in equirectangular format. The application was formely known as "fspp".

* [http://panozona.com/wiki/SaladoPlayer:Quick_start Salado Player] is a fork from PanoSalado created in 2010. SaladoPlayer features configuration via xml files and additional modules, along with a module api.

* [http://www.immervision.com/en/multimedia/multimedia_products/multimedia_products_2_4.php PURE Player for Flash] is a free Flash 9 based player that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

* [http://www.immervision.com/en/multimedia/multimedia_products/multimedia_products_2_4.php PURE Player for Flash] is a free Flash 9 based player that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

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* [[SPi-V]] is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia [[Shockwave]] that handles panoramas completely in graphics card memory (free version with logo).

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* [[Syborg Rooms]] can connect multiple panoramas and enrich the expierence with videos, images and text. Rooms are build with Syborg Architect - an easy graphical interface. It supports iPhone and iPad as well.

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* The [http://flashpanoramas.com/player/ Flash Panorama Player] is a cross-platform viewer that displays [[QTVR]] movies as well as equirectangular (spherical) and cylindrical panoramas. Cube faces and stripes can also be handled. It supports SWF-plugins to extend its functionality (for example to integrate distorted FLV-movies as hotspots).

* The [http://flashpanoramas.com/player/ Flash Panorama Player] is a cross-platform viewer that displays [[QTVR]] movies as well as equirectangular (spherical) and cylindrical panoramas. Cube faces and stripes can also be handled. It supports SWF-plugins to extend its functionality (for example to integrate distorted FLV-movies as hotspots).

* [http://gardengnomesoftware.com/pano2vr Pano2VR] (formerly [[Pano2QTVR]]) creates Flash 9 and Flash 10-compatible SWF files with included spherical viewer. It also creates QuickTime VR content and can output images in a number of different projections including equirect and cubefaces.

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* [http://krpano.com/ KRPano] is a Flash 9 & 10 based panorama viewer with a wide range of configuration options. These include different projections such as stereographic, 'little planet', fisheye, Vedutismo, and 'architectural'. It can handle cubefaces, equirects and QTVR .mov files, and it can embed other media including audio and FLV videos into panoramas.

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* [[Virtual Tour Architect]] allows users to create virtual tours with panorama images. The tours are displayed as flash (PC) and html5 (iPhone, iPad). The tours are created very fast through a very easy-to-use interface. It is based on [[Syborg Rooms]].

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* [http://www.vrhabitat.com/#vr5 VR5 Pano Viewer]. You need to prepare the images to him (cube faces in 2 resolutions. Can redirect to your standard player in case the browser is not on an iPad/iPhone.

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* [[freepv]] is a standalone hardware accelerated [[QTVR]] viewer as well as a plugin.

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* Panini is an open source panoramic image viewer and perspective tool for all Qt platforms, including Linux, Windows, OSX. It can display files in many panoramic formats. Your video driver must support OpenGL version 1.5, 2.0 for full functionality. Get Panini at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pvqt/.

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* [http://groups.google.com/group/panini-support/web/panini-0-71-tips-and-tricks Panini] is an open source panoramic image viewer and perspective tool for all Qt platforms, including Linux, Windows, OSX. It can display files in many panoramic formats. Your video driver must support OpenGL version 1.5, 2.0 for full functionality. Get Panini at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pvqt/ sf.net/projects/pvqt], [[Build Panini on MacOSX|build on OS X]] or [[Build Panini on Other Unixes|build on other unixes]].

* [http://www.immervision.com/en/multimedia/multimedia_products/multimedia_products_2_6.php PURE Player for Windows] is a free standalone version of PURE Player viewer for Windows OS that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

* [http://www.immervision.com/en/multimedia/multimedia_products/multimedia_products_2_6.php PURE Player for Windows] is a free standalone version of PURE Player viewer for Windows OS that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

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* [http://www.immervision.com/en/multimedia/multimedia_products/multimedia_products_2_5.php PURE Player for Pocket PC] is a free standalone version of PURE Player viewer for Windows Mobile 5 OS that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

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* [http://www.cubeworld.org/ CubeWorld] for iPhone and iPod Touch is a free app that plays cubeface-based panoramas (max 1024px cubefaces) using OpenGL. It can store panoramas locally for offline viewing.

* [http://www.pangeasoft.net/pano/pangeavr/index.html PangeaVR] for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is an app that plays panoramas (max. 2048x1024px equirects on iPhone/iPod, 4096x2048 on iPad) using OpenGL. The standard version of PangeaVR is free, the Pro version (which can store panoramas locally for offline viewing) costs $5.99.

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* [http://panobender.atspace.com/ PanoBender] for Windows CE is a free standalone viewer for JPEG images of equirectangular and cylindrical panoramas.

PanoSalado is an open source Flash 10 and Flex based viewer for cubic, equirectangular (spherical), cylindrical and QTVR panoramas. It handles multi-resolution tiled panoramas, and playback of panoramic video in common projections. It supports 2D & 3D hotspots, audio, video, and being extended via XML or directly via Actionscript (AS3) and/or MXML. See PanoSalado's blog, download source and examples from the IVRPA repository and access the API.

Salado Player is a fork from PanoSalado created in 2010. SaladoPlayer features configuration via xml files and additional modules, along with a module api.

PURE Player for Flash is a free Flash 9 based player that supports cylindrical, spherical and cubic panoramas.

SPi-V is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia Shockwave that handles panoramas completely in graphics card memory (free version with logo).

Syborg Rooms can connect multiple panoramas and enrich the expierence with videos, images and text. Rooms are build with Syborg Architect - an easy graphical interface. It supports iPhone and iPad as well.

Commercial

The Flash Panorama Player is a cross-platform viewer that displays QTVR movies as well as equirectangular (spherical) and cylindrical panoramas. Cube faces and stripes can also be handled. It supports SWF-plugins to extend its functionality (for example to integrate distorted FLV-movies as hotspots).

Pano2VR (formerly Pano2QTVR) creates Flash 9 and Flash 10-compatible SWF files with included spherical viewer. It also creates QuickTime VR content and can output images in a number of different projections including equirect and cubefaces.

KRPano is a Flash 9 & 10 based panorama viewer with a wide range of configuration options. These include different projections such as stereographic, 'little planet', fisheye, Vedutismo, and 'architectural'. It can handle cubefaces, equirects and QTVR .mov files, and it can embed other media including audio and FLV videos into panoramas.

Online Services

Virtual Tour Architect allows users to create virtual tours with panorama images. The tours are displayed as flash (PC) and html5 (iPhone, iPad). The tours are created very fast through a very easy-to-use interface. It is based on Syborg Rooms.

HTML5 based Viewers

Free

Syborg Rooms exports virtual tours in flash and html5. Based on the users device the export shows the supported format.

VR5 Pano Viewer. You need to prepare the images to him (cube faces in 2 resolutions. Can redirect to your standard player in case the browser is not on an iPad/iPhone.

freepv is a standalone hardware accelerated QTVR viewer as well as a plugin.

Panini is an open source panoramic image viewer and perspective tool for all Qt platforms, including Linux, Windows, OSX. It can display files in many panoramic formats. Your video driver must support OpenGL version 1.5, 2.0 for full functionality. Get Panini at sf.net/projects/pvqt, build on OS X or build on other unixes.

PangeaVR for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is an app that plays panoramas (max. 2048x1024px equirects on iPhone/iPod, 4096x2048 on iPad) using OpenGL. The standard version of PangeaVR is free, the Pro version (which can store panoramas locally for offline viewing) costs $5.99.

PanoBender for Windows CE is a free standalone viewer for JPEG images of equirectangular and cylindrical panoramas.